PLEASE HELP ASAP!! A sales manager analyzed the sales, in dollars, y, of snow shovels compared to the outside temperature, in Fahrenheit, x. The manager calculated the correlation coefficient of r=−0.82.

Which conclusion is most appropriate based on the correlation coefficient of the data?

There is a strong negative relationship, therefore as x increases, y increases.

There is a strong negative relationship, therefore as x increases, y decreases.

There is a weak negative relationship, therefore as x increases, y increases.

There is a weak negative relationship, therefore as x increases, y decreases.